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noun
A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, physical, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
History
Etymology tree English floccule Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flocculation From floccule + -ation.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
